The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
DALE CARNEGIENobody is more persuasive than a good listener.
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Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.
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Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.
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Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
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If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
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Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.
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Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don’t think so. Don’t condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that.
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The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important.
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.
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Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.
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Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.
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You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
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Try honest to see things from the other person’s point of view.
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